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FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF REal EStatE GuIdE coastalrealestateguideoc.com | Serving Laguna Beach & Newport Beach Communities jUNE 28, 2013 | VOL. 3, ISSUE 26 CoaStal “Our Town-Our Paper” Isle Enclave Suitable for Entertaining An elegant and warm home of nearly 5,000 square feet is up for sale in one of Newport Beach’s most exclusive enclaves, Linda Isle. Designed and built by a Newport Beach developer, the home of four bedroom and 4.5 baths includes a step-down living room, playroom/billiards room, formal dining room and a gourmet kitchen, suitable for grand entertaining. Multiple French doors open on a deck with views over Newport Bay. The home comes with a private dock as well. A third story allows for an additional 1,200 sq. ft. of storage. featured PrOPertY: newPOrt beach Offering price: $4,500,000 Address: 94 Linda Isle, Newport Beach Agents: Victor & Suzanne Vasu, First Team Estates, 949-930-6358, VasuTeam.com Gardening Without Bug Killers By Gina Dostler Bob Allen, aka Bug Bob, is right at home watching little creatures creep and crawl and fly all around. Even on his face. For those who swat flies, spray repellent and light citronella candles to ward of insects, these six legged, crustacean-related species are pests. Yet their species, estimated at 3 million, dwarfs our own. It really is an insect’s world. Allen, a renowned Orange County biologist and author who specializes in botany and entomology, gives a few pointers on getting rid of the peskiest of the lot and saving the rest for your garden. Q: You say bugs rule the world. A: Yep. Statistically speaking, they do. Sixty percent of all life on earth is an insect. If you take a pie chart and calculate all the species into percentages, mammals (that’s us) round out to 0%. That’s right. We don’t even make a tiny sliver on a pie chart. That’s what I mean by bugs truly do rule the world. A: Right! It’s the female, not the male that juices your blood into her body. When they are very young mosquitoes feed on nectar. After they have mated the males continue to feed on the nectar but the female, well she gets the calling for blood. That’s the reason mosquitoes are the most dangerous of animals is because they spread viruses or bacteria through their bites. It’s the carbon dioxide emitted from our skin that she senses and then strikes. Most of us build immunity to the pathogens transferred via her feeding, but some like the very young or very old can become sick. Q: Well, I get sick just looking at a fly land on my food. A: Most flies are beneficial pollinators and stick to nectar. Filth flies are the ones you are talking about. Those are the flies that buzz in and out of your face and food searching for the perfect moment to grab a snack. Locally we have a One On One with bOb allen Q: Wow. That’s a lot of bugs. You’d think we’d be covered in them. A: Well, very few get in your face. They really don’t care about humans or any other animal for that matter. They go about their own life in their insect world. Yet there is one that is considered the most dangerous animal and there are 22 species of them. And it’s the female of the species that creates the horrible itchy welts after she has had her fill. Q: You’re not talking about mosquitoes are you? Bob Allen half dozen species of filth flies that live in garbage or poop, i.e., doggie doo – the two most common places for them to take residence. And they spread bacteria via their landings. Also, if you have pigeons around, there is a certain type of fly that feeds on bird poop. Those are the kind you see hovering around in circles in a shaded area. So consider if you see one pigeon about, you probably have 50 and those flies will lay eggs in their poop CONTINUED ON PAGE 4